> I literally have a non-existent network of people who will help me find work. A suggestion is to just build that network of past people on linkedin, today. T

> I literally have a non-existent network of people who will help me find work. A suggestion is to just build that network of past people on linkedin, today. There's no rule saying you can only connect with people you worked with recently. I've been on linkedin a long time (2004) and for many many years I did the introvert approach of only connecting with those I worked very closely with and considered friends. So my network was tiny. Somewhere along the line I realized this isn't my list of friends, it's just a network of people I've worked with who I'd be willing to forward their resume to HR if they asked. That set is a couple order of magnitude larger than my list of friends. So I started sending out invites to everyone I've worked with since the 90s who was adequately competent or better. The vast majority of people accept.